Articles of Confederation

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government

• State Governments

• Individual people

• States with larger populations

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak national government

• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states

• All of the  above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• ask; no

When was the Articles of Confederation written?

• before the Revolutionary War

• during the Revolutionary War

• during the French Revolution

• after the Revolutionary War

The states did not want...

• a strong CENTRAL government

• weak STATE governments

• a representative form of government

• a democracy

The Articles of Confederation gave more power to the __________ government than the ___________ government.

• state, national

• national, government

• king's, church's

• national, federal

Under the Articles, the young nation was falling apart.

• true

• false

The most influential model to bring the colonies together in an alliance came from ______________.

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which governments did Franklin study before writing his Articles of Confederation? Select all correct answers.

• Haudenosaunee confederacy of six nations

• British Parliament

• European models

• Colonial alliances

This man, who had been a vocal Loyalist and opposed revolution, was later known as the "penman of the Revolution."

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• John Dickinson

• Alexander Hamilton